GeForce 315M vs Radeon Pro W5500

Place in the ranking	296	1406
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.97	no data
Power efficiency	13.15	1.48
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Navi 14	GT218
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	10 February 2020 (6 years ago)	5 January 2011 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1408	16
Core clock speed	1187 MHz	606 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,400 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	14 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.2	4.848
Floating-point processing power	3.942 TFLOPS	0.03878 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	73
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	88	8
L2 Cache	2 MB	32 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	Up to 512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

no data

8.0

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.5	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.1
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Pro W5500 21.38
+7819%

GeForce 315M 0.27

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro W5500 8939
+7673%

Samples: 282

GeForce 315M 115
Samples: 353

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 30 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.38	0.27
Recency	10 February 2020	5 January 2011
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	14 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 7818.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 315M, on the other hand, has 792.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 315M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 315M is a notebook one.

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